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A motorist rammed pedestrians and cyclists over 35 minutes on Île d’Oléron, a French Atlantic island popular with tourists, seriously injuring two.

Police arrested the 35-year-old suspect; authorities are investigating as attempted murder and have ruled out a terrorist attack.

The suspect had prior issues with drugs, alcohol, and petty crimes but was not flagged for radicalization, according to local officials.

SAINT-PIERRE-D'OLERON, France — A motorist “deliberately” hit five people over 35 minutes on Île d’Oléron, a quiet French island popular with summer tourists off the Atlantic coast, two of them seriously, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said Wednesday.

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